Strongyloides stercoralis found in imported dogs, household dogs and kennel dogs in Iceland
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Dogs and echinococcosis in Iceland
History Hydatid disease was first described in Icelandic literature about the year 1200. According to the first qualified physician in Iceland, Bjarni Pálsson (1719-1779) was echinococcosis about 1760 one of the most frequent diseases among the human population, and was also commonly observed in sheep and cattle. Autopsies and questionaries indicate that 20-25% of the inhabitants might have bee...
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عنوان ژورنال: Icelandic Agricultural Sciences
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2298-786X
DOI: 10.16886/ias.2016.04